Testimonials

“Hi Charles, I just heard you filled the role in our NY office. They are super pleased and very complimentary about you.”

Claire Anderson, Group Head of Talent, The Mill

“Sarah has been a recruitment partner to Space Ape since 2013. Since I have been in post as Recruitment Manager, I have found Sarah to be incredibly professional, thorough, and efficient. She understands our hiring needs within the studio, be this at a junior or more senior level. Currently, she is assisting us with our Marketing Director position. She has provided several suitable profiles which are being moved through the process to speak with our COO. We currently have a strong candidate at final stage provided via Sarah. All the candidates have proved to be highly knowledgeable in terms of studio background and growth when they have attended each interview stage.”

Giuseppe Holm, Recruitment Manager, Space Ape Games

“Julien ‘gets’ recruitment. It is evident through the people he employs, service he drives and the results that that come of it that. Datascope is not one of the traditional ‘sweat shop’ agencies, but a truly consultative and personable outfit to deal with.”

Richard Chipchase, Head of Talent Acquisition, Fairsail

“Ben landed me a top job within my first 2 weeks of arrival into London. The turn from CV submission to getting an interview then into a job offer couldn't have been quicker. Cheers guy!”

Matthew Casey, Mobile Game Developer, King

“Sarah has been unrelenting in her search for candidates for us, when other recruiters have given up trying to match our very specific briefs. Good communication, always responsive.”

Jonathan Bunny, Digital Capital

“I can recommend Michael Barrett as a person with great skills and deep proficiency of recruitment solutions. Michael is an independent perfectionist, open minded and solution oriented. His professional knowledge are brilliant, has deep expertise in the video game industry and is always focused on satisfying both clients and candidates.”

Rachele Doimo, Art Director, Deep Silver Dambuster Studios

“Lucy was an absolute pleasure to work with on my latest search for the next step in my career. She was excellent at proactively communicating with myself and I always felt informed about how things were progressing. Lucy also helped with offering great advice about the pros and cons of various job opportunities, offering a level of insight and experience that is hard to match. I thoroughly enjoyed working with Lucy and I absolutely intend to continue working with her in the future on any recruitment needs.”

Mike Tebbutt, Studio Development Director, Crytek

“I'd just like to say a quick thank you for the excellent service provided by one of your consultants, Lucy Phillips.I've worked with many recruitment agencies in the past, and Lucy has far surpassed all of them with her tenacity and support throughout what has been a long job hunt. Unfortunately the job I have eventually accepted was through a direct application, but it's a sign of how good Lucy has been that I actually feel guilty that she won't be receiving the commission that she more than deserves. If I enter the job market again in future, Lucy will be the first number I call, and I won't hesitate to recommend her to any colleagues looking for work in future.”

Kenton Fletcher, Senior Deigner, Eutechnyx

“I was looking for a programming or producer position in the London area and sent my CV to Datascope. Thanks to them I had several interviews and job offers with major dev studios in only a couple of weeks. Datascope people are really committed to what they do and were very kind and supportive during the whole process. I would recommend them to anyone in the industry.”

Marc Fascia, Lead Programmer/Producer, Cambridge

“When I started looking for a job in Europe and the UK, a friend of mine referred me to Lucy Phillips. I could not have been in better hands! She was always prompt to answer my questions and successfully got me numerous interviews for Game/Level Design openings. She knows the market and I recommend her to anyone who is seriously looking for a new job.”

Simon Larouche, Senior Designer, Guerrilla Games

“I have dealt with David Rowden at Datascope as one of my main suppliers for Media recruitment for over 12 months now and have found him to be rapid in response, professional and highly effective to the needs of our expanding business. Datascope have built a strong relationship with AOL and are one of the most successful Media recruitment consultancies we use, having placed many people within our Online Customer Experience team which creates the engaging content that draws out customers.”

Rebecca Lloyd, Recruitment Co-ordinator, AOL UK

“In the past year, Datascope has twice helped me to successfully recruit key Marketing personnel. In my experience they are quick to react and able to offer a good selection of candidates. In the right circumstances, I would not hesitate to use them again.”

David Miller, Marketing Director, Capcom Europe

“Within two interviews, Lucy found me a design role working on an A-List title!”

Robert Bray, Level Designer

“Over the past few years, SCi have worked with Malsara at Datascope on both an exclusive and non-exclusive basis. During that time I have found the levels of service and quality of candidate to be of a very high standard. An intuitive understanding of the market dynamics ensure that the time of both SCi and the candidate is not wasted. I would have no hesitation of recommending her to anyone looking to recruit marketing and PR staff in the games industry.”

Dave Clark, Marketing Manager, Sci

“Climax have been using Datascope for a long time now, they provide an exceptional service and we have filled many vacancies with excellent candidates.”

Sarah Wells, HR, Climax

“When my employer went into liquidation I was worried that I would have to find a new role in a hurry and that my career plan would be knocked off track. However, just the opposite happened. Julien Hofer at Datascope found me a number of opportunities—all of which were exactly what I was looking for. I chose Activision and have never looked back! I couldn’t have done this without Datascope’s help. Their level of contacts is second to none and Julien’s ability to spot opportunities and open doors was amazing. I would definitely recommend Datascope.”

James Steer, Producer for European Studios, Activision

“As a candidate and a client, I have used Datascope’s services for many years. I find the service friendly, personal, professional and getting better all the time. Datascope are one of the very few companies in this sector that I would recommend working with. Thanks for everything, guys.”

Alan Bunker, Executive Producer, Activision

“I have worked with several recruiters and none of them have performed at the level of Yelena. She has found qualified people for our openings and she found them fast!”

Jeremy Andersen, Producer, Budcat Creations, USA

“Datascope manage what feels like a very personal service that goes some way beyond what one would normally expect of a recruitment agency. Straight away you feel like part of a family rather just another source of income—they’ve been there to listen in a crisis and have kept in touch in a very un-intrusive way.”

Luci Black, Producer, Creative Assembly

“I have also forwarded [Yelena’s] contact information to several of my colleagues. I have done nothing but rave of your services and quick response times coupled with a great attitude and results.”

Deven Winters, Senior Artist, Texas

“I have contacted Datascope several times throughout my career and found them to be extremely useful in giving career advice, finding a suitable position and preparing me for the interview. Both Julian and Paul were always friendly and helpful, even when they had nothing to gain from being so. They also made an effort to be available outside of working hours. The service offered was unrivalled in my experience.”

Seb Grinke, Senior Designer, Sony

“I have been very impressed by Datascope’s service; by far the most professional of the interactive entertainment recruiters around.”

Laurent Benadiba, Senior Programmer, SCEE

“Lucy Phillips of Datascope delivered in spades as far as referrals goes and so to say I was impressed with the amount of interviews she lined up for me within a few weeks would be an understatement.”

Colin Murphy, Level Designer, Evolution

“I have worked with Datascope twice and have found them to be professional, responsive and not too pushy. As far as I am concerned they are the best in the industry.”

John Bustard, Programmer, Just Add Monsters

“Having experienced the services of several recruitment agencies, what a refreshing change the professional attitude of Datascope was. David Rowden only put me forward for highly relevant roles and kept me informed at every stage of the process. The company has contacts at some of the most prestigious companies in new media and I would strongly recommend David and the agency to anyone in the new media arena.”

Vivienne Arkley, Content Manager, ebay

“Even though I didn't get my current job through Datascope you were a great support while looking for a job. I'm recommending you to friends whenever I hear one of them is looking for a vacancy in the games industry and working outside Germany is an option for him/her. I will definitely come back to you when I decide to look for new challenges and find a new employer.

What I especially enjoyed about Datascope was the fast, extremely friendly and personal yet competent and professional contact. Looking for an opening, aided by Datascope, was definitely a lot easier, faster and more rewarding than the usual ‘write email, send CV, don't receive a reply’ :)”

Stephan Hodes, Programmer, Ascaron (Germany)

“David at Datascope has been successfully finding me designer positions since I started my career in 1996. Three permanent jobs from the same recruitment agency in seven years is excellent. Their reliability and success rate has not been matched by any other agency. I will definitely be using Datascope in the future.”

Bob Lloyd, Interactive Designer

“I found the service and the type of vacancies listed at Datascope to be better than any of the other agencies I was registered with. They had a professional friendly manner, ensured I had enough information to be fully prepared for my interview and provided me with great feedback. I wouldn't hesitate to use their services again.”

Claire Walsh, Assistant Producer New Media, Flextech

“I sent my CV to Paul and within 1 week I had a job. Not bad :]”

Martin Turner, Artist, Warthog

“A very professional company with an honest and open approach. You really feel like they are on your side. They helped me find two fantastic jobs in succession, in the space of three years. Couldn't recommend them more strongly.”

Vlad Kaipetsky, Senior Programmer

“Datascope helped me to identify job opportunities and schedule interviews and was very helpful in my job search… Datascope was a tremendous boon to me.”

Jeff Wofford, Lead Programmer

“I was very happy with Datascope’s service, particularly at getting me interviews so soon after my initial enquiries.”

John Hillier, Programmer, Mucky Foot

“Datascope’s service was excellent. I found their staff to be very knowledgeable regarding employment in the games industry; they quickly identified a collection of possible employers for my consideration, and with their help I found an exciting placement.”

Chris Wasmuth, Programmer, Climax

“Lucy from Datascope did a great work and helped me move to the next step of my career. She is very organised, professional and well connected in the game industry. With many years of experience, she can give a boost to your career.”